Holidays and Observances
- Christian Feast Day:
- Cyriacus
- Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Dominican Order.
- Hormisdas
- Largus
- Mary MacKillop
- Smaragdus (and companions)
- August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Earliest day on which Melon Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in August. (Turkmenistan)
- Farmer’s Day or Nane Nane, Swahili for "8-8". (Tanzania)
- Father's Day or Bā bā Day (爸爸節), Bā Bā is Mandarin for "father" and "8-8", or August 8. (Taiwan)
- Flag Day, namesday of Queen Silvia. (Sweden)
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